Rain Water and Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Cropping on Sandy Soils in Semi-Arid South-East Lowveld of Zimbabwe

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 19-34

  Nyakatawa, E Z ^a  

^a Chiredzi Research Station   (Zimbabwe)

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARABLE FARMING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MAIZE; MAIZE YIELD; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL FERTILITY; SORGHUM; SORGHUM YIELD; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TILLAGE; TILLAGE PRACTICES; WATER USE;

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EID: 0030429414     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v07n04_04     Document Type: Article

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